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It begins! Random Acts of Kindness
The first of every month is something I love. It means a fresh start! It means new goals. It means flipping the page on the calendar. It means new commitments, it can really mean anything you want. I...
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Intentional Acts of Kindness
I’ve changed my project from Random Acts of Kindness to Intentional Acts of Kindness. Simply because everything that I want to do isn’t really that random. I know this is undoubtedly motivating me to...
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The Giving Tree
I’ve made it to day 3 of intentional acts of kindness! Today was oddly difficult! Though, I was in a good mood today, I struggled to find something special to do for someone. I worked at my amazing...
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Jubilee: Day 4
I had an intentional volunteer interview scheduled this afternoon, so my Intentional Act of Kindness was checked off for today! I am so excited to be volunteering at Jubilee REACH! Many students that I...
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A Thank You Card
Think back to the best doctor appointment you have had. When was it? Do you remember what they did that made it so memorable? Do you remember who it was? Today, I had the best doctor appointment!...
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Snowflake Cookies
Is there someone in your life that may need a little pick me up during the holidays? Sometimes we all do! I know of someone that I don’t speak to quite often, but knew he would be the recipient of my...
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Giving gives
I love the people I work with. One of my co-workers wasn’t feeling well throughout the week, and today she wasn’t at work. During my lunch I decided to make her a little card and put it in her mailbox...
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Contagious smile
I feel like today was overflowing with kindness wherever I went! It was almost like I had this contagious smile on my face as I moved from one place to the next. I started my kindness rhythm by giving...
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Chocolate
For the past 5 weeks I’ve been trying to get a doctor appointment in a specific clinic. The patient care coordinator at the clinic has been nothing more than helpful, courteous, and has always followed...
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The good stuff
In 2012 I traveled to Poland, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Amsterdam, Victoria, B.C., Arizona, and Camano Island. I started working full time, dancing between two jobs that I am head over heals in...
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Now
It’s been a whole year since I started Balsamic Scrutiny. My hopes in the beginning of this blog were to have it be a place where I could cook and bake clean food and discover more about myself. So,...
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Can peer pressure be positive? Why or why not?
I think it depends on the situation. Though, I can’t really remember what I wrote last night to save my life, but I do recall something about me not liking peer pressure at all, and that it should be...
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A pressure point in Japanese translates to “tender spot.” What are your...
My pressure points. I would have to say my pressure point or “tender spot” would be how women are misrepresented in the media. It really upsets me. How in a large majority of films, tv shows, music...
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I hate pressure
Today there was pressure I had to navigate through. In the last month I’ve had two job interviews, for a company I sincerely admire and respect. During both of the interviews, the amount of pressure...
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Feeling strength
Eleanor Roosevelt said: “A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” I have felt my strength in many different moments and experiences in my life. I...
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Couldn’t be done
Marge Piercy said: “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” I can’t think of a time I did something that couldn’t be done. Perhaps it was giving someone...
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Courage
“Courage is grace under pressure” is a famous quotation by Ernest Hemingway. During my time working in Special Education, there was an overwhelming amount of pressure I experienced on a daily basis....
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Myself
Who puts the most pressure on you — yourself or others? I definitely put the most pressure on myself compared to others. I have extremely high expectations for myself and have been told often to not be...
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Handle pressure
Do you think you handle pressure well, or do you usually fall apart? It depends on what kind of pressure. Meeting deadlines and setting goals is an area in which I thrive in. Overall I’d say I’m a...
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Small crowded room
Sue, doctor, takes the blood pressure of a little four year old because she is a long time patient at Children’s Hospital. Your blood pressure is just right, as normal as can be. The girl smiles weakly...
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